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Feature Phones Make Java ME, Not Android, the #2 Mobile Internet OS

Posted by timothy on from the feature-creature dept.

bonch writes "According to a report from NetApplications, which has measured browser usage data since 2004, Oracle's Java Mobile Edition has surpassed Android as the #2 mobile OS on the internet at 26.80%, with iOS at 46.57% and Android at 13.44%. And the trend appears to be growing. Java ME powers hundreds of millions of low-end 'feature phones' for budget buyers. In 2011, feature phones made up 60% of the install base in the U.S." Looking at the linked chart, it looks Java ME's been ahead of Android for all of 2011, too, except for the month of October.

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  1. Re:Just another... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    With these statistics, it's just damn clear that the average Android user isn't using their phones for anything but "dumb phone with nice screen+keyboard" activities

    It is?!?? Were you and I reading the same thing? Here's another conclusion: With this comment, it's clear RyuuzakiTetsuya is a stupid person.

  2. Re:Mobile OS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well first there was Java 3.1,
    Then there was Java 3.11, For Workgroups,
    Then there was Java 95
    Then there was Java 98
    Finally there was Java ME